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daunt
verb as in frighten, alarm
Weak match
Example Sentences
Coventry student Katie, who wants to be a teacher, says she finds her student loan daunting, and that it is likely to "always follow" her.
As a result, an institution with an illustrious record of solving the hardest problems in space now faces a daunting task here on Earth: reclaiming its place at the vanguard of exploration and innovation.
"She did incredibly well assisting in a birth with her lecturer present.... it's a situation that could have felt daunting, but she did everything she should have done."
“Ragtime” draws a portrait of America at a time of turmoil with broad dramatic strokes and emotional specificity, a high-wire act that might daunt the likes of Houdini—yet another character in the show.
The prospect of rebuilding homes, businesses and all the institutions and services needed for a return to normal life in Gaza is daunting by any measure: the UN estimates that the damage amounts to $70bn.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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